Dispatcher Running; Server Not connected - J2ee Pos installation problems

Hi,
Got problem with starting J2EE Engine.
The message in the browser:
Dispatcher Running; Server Not connected - J2ee Pos installation problems
Chked up in the log files:
RFCEngine Server startup stopped.
com.sap.mw.jco.JCo$Exception(129)-JCO_Error_Server_startup
version of rfc driver is invalid.
Any help
Thnx
Meesum

Hi Rohin,
Is it true that jdk must be > 1.4.
Because I came across many places where it is explicitly stated that WAS 620 supports only jdk 1.3. pls let me know
Thnx anyway
meesum

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    1 DIA     5532 Ended         no      1   0        0                                                                         
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    7 DIA     4564 Ended         no      1   0        0                                                                         
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